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It was another unseasonably warm winter day, so I headed out to paint outdoors. I didn't travel far, just to the field behind my house.

The sky was intensely blue with high , thin cirrus clouds. It was great to be outside.

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It was a warm winter day, though very windy. I was able to stay out long enough to complete this winter view of the north-east end of the lake I live on. This view includes the small cottage of dear friends who spend the summer on this quiet lake. Like yesterday, I was captivated by the long blue shadows across the snow covered ice. 

On a beautiful February day it was good to be painting outdoors. Sitting on end of the dock I was able to paint the sun catching the weeds along the shoreline of my neighbor's property. The trees from my own hillside created long blue shadows across the snow-covered ice.

This photo shows the pastel/alcohol underpainting for the painting Winter River Light.

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Here is the work-in-progress, Winter River Light, 7" x 9" pastel on Uart 400 paper. I will need to work on cleaning up the shapes of the  background trees and the shapes of the sun filtering through the trees. 

Day 6 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days

Day 4 ~ February Challenge 28-in-28 Days.